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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1913
Page
6
Roy Rowan fell from a scaffold in Sacramento while working two weeks ago yesterday and was rendered unconscious. Helpers found a pocket letter from Frank Rowan of Taft Cal. and informed him. Frank Rowan went to Sacramento to be with Roy at the bedside. The latest report lists Roy’s condition as serious.
The Ladies Aid of the U B church arranged a concert by the Morrow Bros Quartet in the opera house on April 25. The program promises good entertainment and highlights the quartet as a well known musical group.
The New North Pole Lives are lost while searching for the North and South Poles. Otterbein houses a frigid zone nearby. The Weigle Market refrigerating plant, installed by the proprietor, was left to Messrs Weigle as the engineers after the Monday evening departure. The plant meets the proprietor’s expectations.
We plan to move our regular operations this week and will publish from two locations during the transition. Once settled in the new quarters we expect a more interesting paper with a better environment for work.
John Glynn and Miss Margaret Maddox hosted a dinner Saturday for Miss Frances Martin of Tolona. Attendees included Rose Ward Beulah Smith and Vesta Edmunds from Fowler. Mr and Mrs Wm Bower and son Richardson, formerly of Kirklin, visited local families before moving to Canada.
George Hann announced to his patrons that his Ford Auto interests would be well cared for at Glynn garage in Martinus ville springs on Tuesday.
Stop borrowing tools and choose a complete line of small tools from Burge hardware. The offer promises a low cost and great benefit, inviting customers to come in and shop for reliable hardware essentials.
Miss Helen Cuppy of Walcott has returned to her home after an extended stay with her aunt Mrs. Elmer Donaldson who has been ill at her home.
A self sharpening line of lawn mowers attracts smart buyers to Burge Hardware. The ad invites customers to view the models and compare features at the store.
David Johnson and his family, once residents of Grand Forks North Dakota, have relocated to Tulsa Oklahoma.
Anna Wiebers returns Monday from a three week stay in Indianapolis accompanied by her sisters Lucy and Cecilia.
Mrs. A B Sherrill hosted a U S class party last Wednesday with lavender and white decor. Attendees included Elda McKinney Pearl Hickman Viola Bramblette Grace Taylor Bonnie Hickman Myrtle Metseker May Bramlette Leona Williams Marie Tully and guests Will McCabe Carl Metseker Claude McFarland Ora Miller Clifford Morrow Robert Rifenberick Clifford Borsch Paul Taylor Elmer Wein Charles Knowles Clyde Kendall Ray McKinnis and Elta Brock.
Clyde E. Kendall and Miss Myrtle Metsker married last Thursday in Fowler in the Clerk's office with Rev. F A Johnson officiating. The couple left for a railroad position in Nebraska, leaving many friends to wish them well.
The Glynn Road was sold last week by the county commissioners to Glynn and VanNatta for 6315 dollars with five other bids ranging from 6411 to 6692. The Moore Road went to Wim Mahoney of Lafayette for 6900 dollars against four other bids up to 7867. The Sewell Road was not let but will come up for bids at the May term.
The second and last concert of the season by the O. H. 8. Orchestra was held in the opera house before a fair audience. A varied program pleased listeners and yielded a fair sum for the organization.
J. W. Carroll, smiling, signals no known changes at the local post office as he prepares to take control. A light wager on his first St Patrick's Day stamp sales frames the mood. Naomi Rowe hosted a six o'clock dinner Saturday evening with Iva Martin Mamie Howell Laura McKinney Schuyler Mulvey Ernest Martin Elmer Wein and Frank Sutton among the guests.
The Rev. A. J. Sommer and family depart for Richmond Tuesday morning. Mrs Sommer will visit her sister while Rev. Sommer attends the Southern Conference of the Chicago Synod sessions in Millville. Miss Iessa Moore visits relatives and cannot continue teaching at Watseka High School as its schools are quarantined.
Mrs Elmer Price underwent an appendicitis operation at St Elizabeths Hospital in La Fayette last week and is improving nicely.
Local hardware store Burge Hardware advertises a complete assortment of garden tools and seeds for spring planting. Shoppers will find rakes hoes hoes and seed packets alongside soil amendments and planters.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cures Hall's Catarrh Cure claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. It lists Nash Commerce Bank and Teleco as references with testimonials and pricing of 70 cents per bottle.
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